Aug 21 Supreme Court lets Trump cut $783 million of health research funding amid anti-DEI push By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court majority lifted a judge’s order blocking $783 million worth of cuts made by the National Institutes of Health to align with Republican President Donald Trump’s priorities. The high court did keep Trump administration guidance on future funding… Continue reading
Aug 14 Supreme Court allows Mississippi to enforce social media age verification law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has refused to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 6:46 Kagan criticizes fellow justices over lack of explanation in recent Supreme Court rulings By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court has handled a flood of appeals from the Trump administration on its emergency docket, also known as the shadow docket. In the first six months of Trump’s term, the conservatives on the court have sided with him… Continue watching
Jul 25 Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order in 3rd ruling since Supreme Court decision By Michael Casey, Associated Press More than a dozen states have argued Trump’s birthright citizenship order is blatantly unconstitutional and threatens millions of dollars for health insurance services that are contingent on citizenship status. The issue is expected to move quickly back to the nation’s highest… Continue reading
Jul 25 Republicans and independents have warmed on Supreme Court since 2022 abortion ruling, poll says By Mark Sherman, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Views of the nation's highest court remain more negative than they were as recently as early 2022, before the high-profile ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion, according to a survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs… Continue reading
Jul 23 Supreme Court allows Trump to fire 3 Democratic consumer product safety commissioners By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who had been fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge. Continue reading
Jul 15 Fact-checking Trump’s threat to take away Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact President Donald Trump is threatening to strip people of their U.S. citizenship, including political foes, as his administration works to deport people from the country in mass numbers. Continue reading
Jul 14 Supreme Court gives greenlight for Trump to dismantle Education Department, layoff 1,400 employees By Mark Sherman, Associated Press With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs and calling into question the broader plan. Continue reading
Jul 08 Supreme Court clears way for Trump to downsize the federal workforce By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:45 A look at rulings from the Supreme Court term that could have far-reaching consequences By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Doug Adams As the Supreme Court headed into its summer break, the justices gave President Trump a big win, saying that district court judges don't have the authority to issue the sort of nationwide injunctions that had blocked administration policies. It capped… Continue watching